Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai termed Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the proposed Mekedatu project, a balancing reservoir in the Cauvery basin in Karnataka, a ‘political stunt’ and against the ‘spirit of the federalism’.
Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru on June 14, Mr Bommai said the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to oppose the project is ‘illegal’ and would not stand before the law.
“We are not constructing the project to curtail water rights of Tamil Nadu. We are constructing the dam to utilise water on our land and in our State. This is part of the political stunt by the Tamil Nadu Government on the Cauvery issue. Tamil Nadu has been politicising the use of Cauvery water for many years,” Mr Bommai claimed.
